Grim Fandango Remastered

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  1. Midnitelouie
    Jan 28, 2015
    10
    Nostalgia aside, this is still one of the best adventure games ever created. However, I've noticed two differing styles of understanding this...

    1.) Those who expect a very logical, concise set of puzzles, with a nice wrapping of a story around it. 2.) Those who want to explore the nuances of the game. The style. The ambiance. The way that the game is structured. The "reading    Nostalgia aside, this is still one of the best adventure games ever created. However, I've noticed two differing styles of understanding this...

    1.) Those who expect a very logical, concise set of puzzles, with a nice wrapping of a story around it.
    2.) Those who want to explore the nuances of the game. The style. The ambiance. The way that the game is structured. The "reading between the lines" of the morals, and themes of the story itself...

    If you're in category #1? Avoid this game at all costs. The game is about the sum of the parts being greater than an equal to the whole. (Much in the same way that Animal Farm is much more than just a story about talking animals running amok...) Some of the puzzles are just...odd. They don't seem to make 100% logical sense, and the game certainly isn't going to highlight the puzzle piece with a glowing exclamation point, or halo to let you know what you've missed.

    But...if you're in the second category, and you haven't played this yet? Then why, oh why, in the name of all things holy or not, are you even bothering to read this review? Get on your favorite platform, and get this ASAP. You'll be rewarded with the texture, style, and nuance of a finely crafted masterpiece.

    Playing Grim Fandango isn't about the jaw dropping graphics, or the smooth textures, or the latest in whiz-bang technology. (Which is what a lot of people who aren't steeped in the adventure genre don't quite get...) This game is about the Land of the Dead. It's about Manny Calavera. It's about the questions that plague everyone regarding life...death...and beyond.    … Expand
  2. Avadon
    Jan 28, 2015
    9
    I don't even want to look at Tim Schafer these days, but I can't deny that Grim Fandango is my favorite adventure game of all time, a game that shaped my early teenage years and turned me from a kid who likes simple platformers into a teenager who devours any adventure game that he can get his hands on, good or bad, without hints or walkthroughs.

    Look, the game is a re-release that runs    I don't even want to look at Tim Schafer these days, but I can't deny that Grim Fandango is my favorite adventure game of all time, a game that shaped my early teenage years and turned me from a kid who likes simple platformers into a teenager who devours any adventure game that he can get his hands on, good or bad, without hints or walkthroughs.

    Look, the game is a re-release that runs on modern systems, with very few improvements (mainly models and lighting, bit of audio). And that's pretty much it. It hasn't even been optimized for 16:9. You can choose it, but it just stretches everything and makes the game look ridiculous. The backgrounds look grainy and out of place.

    If you're cool with that, the price is reasonable enough that you can safely jump in and give it a shot. I am not sure how relevant it may be for today's audiences (and I can't judge, because I'm wearing nostalgia goggles). I assume they will find the puzzles infuriatingly illogical, because they are the product of a school of adventure game puzzle design whose goal was to make the puzzles as creatively obscure as possible. Often the solutions to the puzzles are part of the joke themselves. The objective was to have them inject the narrative with wackiness and to make you chuckle when you managed to solve them, not to have them make logical sense.

    Even playing through the game with full walkthrough help though is worth it. The story, humor, characters, setting and art style are so unique and genuinely disarmingly funny, that you are going to have a blast. It's a rare gem, whose commercial failure sealed the coffin of the adventure game genre, ironically enough. But hey, at least they went out with a bang. I can't bring myself to subtract more than 1 point for the mediocre Remaster work, so a 9/10 it is.    … Expand
  3. suejak
    Feb 7, 2015
    6
    Grim Fandango is an incredible game. This Remaster is not good. It's buggy, removes music at key moments (like central characters dying), and does not offer the original music. Not only does it not fix bugs present in the original game, it adds additional bugs on top of them.

    When asked why the original music was not included as an option, the producer at Double Fine replied that sizes    Grim Fandango is an incredible game. This Remaster is not good. It's buggy, removes music at key moments (like central characters dying), and does not offer the original music. Not only does it not fix bugs present in the original game, it adds additional bugs on top of them.

    When asked why the original music was not included as an option, the producer at Double Fine replied that sizes needed to be kept down for the PlayStation Vita, and they didn't want to offer something on the PC without it also being available on the Vita.

    The updated textures are ok, but comparable fan projects have been available for years. This isn't a good release.    … Expand
  4. RussC
    Feb 21, 2015
    3
    This is my first post - motivated by the disparity between the review scores and my experience with the game.
    It's a puzzle game - and as another reviewer has pointed out - the puzzles aren't solvable unless you're prepared to grind away for hours - there's no logic to the solutions, just trial and error.
    The game is not entertaining or fast enough to encourage the tedious repetition of    This is my first post - motivated by the disparity between the review scores and my experience with the game.
    It's a puzzle game - and as another reviewer has pointed out - the puzzles aren't solvable unless you're prepared to grind away for hours - there's no logic to the solutions, just trial and error.
    The game is not entertaining or fast enough to encourage the tedious repetition of the same scenarios required to find solutions - after 20 minutes or so you think you're missing the point and you Google up a walkthrough to find a way forward. When you can't work out what to do next, you consider going back to the walkthrough - but you quickly realize that you haven't missed any fundamental instructions or concepts and that this is the way the game is made. Since progressing by following someone else's instructions is entirely pointless - you stop playing.
    Despite recent criticisms I've found Metacritic's professional and user reviews useful in deciding where to spend my leisure time and money - but something smells very bad about the overwhelmingly positive reviews for this game...    … Expand
  5. TheWaffle
    Jan 19, 2016
    5
    I lost interest in 5 minutes. If you're going to have a story-driven adventure game, you need some story. You're dropped in a mind-numbingly boring office with no real direction. "Oh you didn't know how to get to the garage, of course it's in the second elevator, not the main elevator, how silly of you to think that there was only one elevator." You pick up random balloon animals andI lost interest in 5 minutes. If you're going to have a story-driven adventure game, you need some story. You're dropped in a mind-numbingly boring office with no real direction. "Oh you didn't know how to get to the garage, of course it's in the second elevator, not the main elevator, how silly of you to think that there was only one elevator." You pick up random balloon animals and pieces of bread, because in puzzle adventure games, that's totally normal, and I'm sure they'll have wacky, zany things to do with those later on. Monkey Island sets you up right from the start and is actually funny. This is just boring.… Expand
  6. joyalexandre
    Jan 29, 2015
    5
    This was a great game. It is still a good game. But it had to be a full remaster, not only a little enhancement. I'm disappointed that the game is still in 4:3 and seems to have only little easy changes made to the original game. I know it was a master piece at the time, but it should had have a remastered version in proportion to its reputation.
  7. Rex_richards
    Jan 28, 2015
    4
    This game is lauded through history, but therein lies its problem. It is from an age when, hard, convoluted, often illogical puzzles were seen as good. It is very easy to get lost, you might even need a notepad.
    So, like so many games it has a hype machine cranking up already, and reviews all banging on about the originality of the original not lost etc etc etc. Funny story etc etc.    This game is lauded through history, but therein lies its problem. It is from an age when, hard, convoluted, often illogical puzzles were seen as good. It is very easy to get lost, you might even need a notepad.
    So, like so many games it has a hype machine cranking up already, and reviews all banging on about the originality of the original not lost etc etc etc. Funny story etc etc. That's all fine, of course, but for someone like me who can't be bothered to think of all the weird possible connections between objects on the screen etc, and how things connect across scenes, who feels somehow cheated if I need to google an answer and look at a walkthrough... well, I know I am not really ever going to finish it and well, I have far too many games I got bored of and didn't finish. Most of those are because they got insanely hardor I had a break and forgot the myriad of controls. This time it is because I just won't have the patience to figure out every possible weird answer to every puzzle. In truth, I think because it wasn't published for so many years, that makes this game much more of a 'classic' and more easy to hype up. The stylised design has stood the test of time very well indeed, but... well... I'll stick with 'adventure' games like ethan carter and Brothers or more logical and simple puzzle games like Talos or Portal.    … Expand
  8. Tubey
    Jan 28, 2015
    9
    Yes, it's more of a rejig than a remaster, but that's all that needed doing here. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" is very apt here. The rough edges have been sharpened, and a masterpiece has been left as it is.

    Grim Fandango is, quite simply, one of the greatest video games ever made. I could go into the story of Manny, the Day of the Dead motif expertly blended with film noir that    Yes, it's more of a rejig than a remaster, but that's all that needed doing here. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" is very apt here. The rough edges have been sharpened, and a masterpiece has been left as it is.

    Grim Fandango is, quite simply, one of the greatest video games ever made. I could go into the story of Manny, the Day of the Dead motif expertly blended with film noir that flows through the title, the beautiful art direction overall and the illogical logic of the well crafted puzzles, but it would simply be gushing praise that isn't required. Put simply, it's almost the perfect game in every area you care to examine.

    I've seen some moaning that there's no auto-save, or hint system for the puzzles - those people are severely missing the point of the title, as you'd quite frankly ruin the game if those features existed.

    So well done to Double Fine if they realised that this classic needed to be largely untouched, and simply released to be made easily available to those who missed out on it first time round. It's possible they just got lazy and did the bare bones and got lucky, but even if that is the case I'm glad they did.

    For the price, you won't get better value for money in 2015. One word of warning for the Call of Duty generation - you can't press F to win here, so prepare to have to use your brain a bit; but be prepared to be richly rewarded if you do.    … Expand
  9. Kaniya
    Jan 28, 2015
    9
    There is no doubt that Grim Fandango is one of the best ( or it may be the best ) adventure games ever made. The Remastered version features a better model quality, dynamic lighting, re-recorded musics and fantastic commentary all over the game!
    I wish they could have done the game 16:9 just like CAPCOM did with Resident Evil HD but still, the game is really awesome and makes u forget    There is no doubt that Grim Fandango is one of the best ( or it may be the best ) adventure games ever made. The Remastered version features a better model quality, dynamic lighting, re-recorded musics and fantastic commentary all over the game!
    I wish they could have done the game 16:9 just like CAPCOM did with Resident Evil HD but still, the game is really awesome and makes u forget about these sort of things
    I thikn Grim Fandango re-release was a really nice choice ! hope to see more Remastered classic adventures on ps4    … Expand
  10. rodericrinehart
    Feb 7, 2015
    6
    The game is not as great as I remembered. I much prefer new adventure games like all the Telltale games and the new Life Is Strange game. My daughter and I have been slogging through Grim Fandango, but the puzzles are illogical and weird, and frankly, not nearly as fun as I thought they would be. A lot of progress has been made in the adventure genre, and the majority of players (thoughThe game is not as great as I remembered. I much prefer new adventure games like all the Telltale games and the new Life Is Strange game. My daughter and I have been slogging through Grim Fandango, but the puzzles are illogical and weird, and frankly, not nearly as fun as I thought they would be. A lot of progress has been made in the adventure genre, and the majority of players (though certainly not all) will not find as much enjoyment in this decidedly old-school game.… Expand
  11. Mick2K
    Feb 1, 2015
    7
    Same great game that it was many years ago but the graphical changes are not that great and there is still no real 16:9 support

    Here is a quick video with comparison between the old and new graphics.
    http://youtu.be/DXu2ci5p1d8
  12. TGMode
    Mar 5, 2015
    10
    It's a remake of the best game ever made (or at least one of them) It looks great it plays great it is great. As good today as it was when I bought it the first time in the big box that's still on my shelf. Amazing game!
  13. UKastrogeek
    Feb 18, 2015
    8
    A blast from the distant past brought up to date graphically.
    Luckily everything else is still in place, and I'd forgotten most of the original so still enjoyed it.
    Not for everyone of course, but what is?
    Good fun.
  14. kwrona
    Jan 28, 2015
    7
    The original game was a masterpiece! The plot, the themes, and overall feeling of it was superb. But that was in 1998!
    The remaster hardly remastered anything at all. The backgrounds are still prerendered, propably in higher resolution. So are the cutscenes. It looks even morse now with the crisp colourful 3d models standing out of the scenery. Textures are still with minimalistic    The original game was a masterpiece! The plot, the themes, and overall feeling of it was superb. But that was in 1998!
    The remaster hardly remastered anything at all. The backgrounds are still prerendered, propably in higher resolution. So are the cutscenes. It looks even morse now with the crisp colourful 3d models standing out of the scenery. Textures are still with minimalistic details. I expected more, and am disappointed.
    But overall - the game is brilliant, but remaster is more of a re-packaging of the same thing.    … Expand
  15. TwoEars
    Jan 27, 2015
    9
    An unforgettable classic updated for the 21st millennium. Don't try to hide, no excuses, if you like adventure games and you haven't played Grim Fandango no need to think twice - just pick it up right away!

    Double Fine Productions has approached this classic as you would a masterpiece, that is economically and with great respect, and I think it was the right choice. The already    An unforgettable classic updated for the 21st millennium. Don't try to hide, no excuses, if you like adventure games and you haven't played Grim Fandango no need to think twice - just pick it up right away!

    Double Fine Productions has approached this classic as you would a masterpiece, that is economically and with great respect, and I think it was the right choice. The already excellent voice acting is unchanged, there is no "modern" wide-screen mode but the original textures have been repainted with higher resolution and the original musical score has been re-recorded as faithfully as possible. The control scheme has also been updated and mouse control is now added, something the original game probably should have had from the start.

    But what makes this game so special is the quirky and effortless writing and mood, there really are very few games like it. The way it stands apart from other games makes me think of Psychonauts and BioShock. Every now and then a game comes along that sets its own tone and just does it's own thing, regardless of the rest of the industry at the time. And Grim Fandango is certainly such a game, it's a wonderfully bizarre adventure that you won't soon forget. On the list of AAA+ adventure games that everyone must play this is certainly near the very top.    … Expand
  16. ssinger1485
    Jan 28, 2015
    10
    I'm not sure how much more you could ask for in the recreation of one of the most iconic adventure games created. There's commentary from Tim Schafer and other producers that you can toggle throughout the game. The soundtrack was completely remastered. Most of these people "reviewing" the game have no idea what they're talking about. This is the best re-release of an old game I've seen to date.
  17. JPCON
    Feb 4, 2015
    10
    How can I describe the joy of playing an adventure game?! How I miss the 90s. I really don´t know yet if it´s my teenage years or if it really just about the games. Of course it´s both!
    Enjoy this unforgettable narrative, with it´s glorious humor and a lot of thinking. That´s was all about LucasArts.
  18. somedude14
    Feb 22, 2015
    1
    Why is this getting such a high score? Yes, the base game is great, but as a remaster this is pretty poor. The biggest improvement is the added mouse controls, which was provided as a community mod for the original game about a year and a half before this remaster came out.

    The backgrounds are exactly the same and completely untouched. Only a handful of the 3D textures have been    Why is this getting such a high score? Yes, the base game is great, but as a remaster this is pretty poor. The biggest improvement is the added mouse controls, which was provided as a community mod for the original game about a year and a half before this remaster came out.

    The backgrounds are exactly the same and completely untouched. Only a handful of the 3D textures have been re-created to look good in HD. I wouldn't care if this was a GoG re-release, but re-releasing it in 2015 and slapping a "Remaster" label on it calls for more than "compatibility patch". This is brutal.    … Expand
  19. Robotface2
    Feb 12, 2015
    8
    Even though i personally believe this game doesn't hold up like it used to, i still felt a feeling of nostalgia come over me when playing Grim Fandango. Its a game made for the oldies and even though new gamers might not like it as much, it is still a fun little treat to hold you over until the next big something comes out. Flawed but still a fun and enjoyable game.
  20. FanofOld
    Jan 29, 2015
    9
    It's been almost 15 years that I played the original (among the lucky few that have the large box with 2 CD's in a jazzy sleeve no less) but the characters, dialogues, setting, MUSIC and the general craziness was pitch perfect then as it is now.
    People who don't mind spending around 40-60$ for AAA games may end up finding this release underwhelming.
    In the good old days there were very    It's been almost 15 years that I played the original (among the lucky few that have the large box with 2 CD's in a jazzy sleeve no less) but the characters, dialogues, setting, MUSIC and the general craziness was pitch perfect then as it is now.
    People who don't mind spending around 40-60$ for AAA games may end up finding this release underwhelming.
    In the good old days there were very few distractions due to which one could focus more (maybe think a little)...but for today's generation this game is going to be a VERY hard nut to crack
    A hint system would have definitely helped ease the game.
    Some of the puzzles are obscure (maybe since I was so into the game that I didn't notice it...but yes they do require some serious lateral thinking) but the sheer ridiculous creativity on display in this game is just through the roof.
    The updated character models look good and the developer commentary (over 2 hrs I believe with comments for practically every screen ) really takes you through the development process which I found very entertaining.

    It's an experience and not just a video game and a timeless classic...love it.    … Expand
  21. FlyingDancer
    Feb 5, 2015
    9
    It's the old classic, with a slight polish, but it is finally available for digital distribution, it gets some much needed bug fixes -even for issues of the original game - and a decent point and click control option.
    The story is great, the characters memorable, the enhanced music is excellent and the voice overs top notch. You also get developer commentary and multi-language support.    It's the old classic, with a slight polish, but it is finally available for digital distribution, it gets some much needed bug fixes -even for issues of the original game - and a decent point and click control option.
    The story is great, the characters memorable, the enhanced music is excellent and the voice overs top notch. You also get developer commentary and multi-language support.
    Minor animation glitches and some obscure puzzles can't even be considered as a dent in the overall amazing quality of the game.    … Expand
  22. 12spageipriya
    Feb 21, 2015
    7
    Grim Fandango is a dark comedy neo-noir adventure game released by LucasArts in 1998 for Windows, with Tim Schafer as the game's project leader. It is the first adventure game by LucasArts to use 3D computer graphics overlaid on pre-rendered, static backgrounds. As with other LucasArts adventure games, the player must converse with other characters and examine, collect, and use objectsGrim Fandango is a dark comedy neo-noir adventure game released by LucasArts in 1998 for Windows, with Tim Schafer as the game's project leader. It is the first adventure game by LucasArts to use 3D computer graphics overlaid on pre-rendered, static backgrounds. As with other LucasArts adventure games, the player must converse with other characters and examine, collect, and use objects correctly to solve puzzles in order to progress.
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  23. alexfsmw
    Mar 31, 2017
    8
    This is one of the most interesting and original games I've ever played and now one of my favorites of all. The characters, story line, graphics and atmosphere are brilliant.

    The thing that really bugged me is the absence of logic in solving some of the puzzles and the way to solve them is simply going around clicking everything on everything and hoping that something works. I'm not a    This is one of the most interesting and original games I've ever played and now one of my favorites of all. The characters, story line, graphics and atmosphere are brilliant.

    The thing that really bugged me is the absence of logic in solving some of the puzzles and the way to solve them is simply going around clicking everything on everything and hoping that something works. I'm not a fan of going around for an hour and searching for that one thing you need to click on to progress, so I used a walkthrough for a lot of the game and by last quarter of the game it just really became frustrating for me so once stuck I didn't bother spending any time thinking what else I can do and simply referred to the walkthrough. I like challenges but prefer to spend my time on the ones that have logic in them. Overall, the game is quite brilliant in other ways and is definitely worth playing.    … Expand
  24. Grand_Nik
    Sep 21, 2019
    10
    The game is very bright, atmospheric. It's a masterpiece. I went through the whole game and this game is one of my favorites all the time. The game is very difficult, but you just have to have a very developed logic. Melodies excellent and atmospheric.
  25. M3ta
    Oct 18, 2020
    10
    Remastered edition allows point and click, the lack of which made the original very frustrating.

    With this obvious mistake corrected, you can appreciate the humour, the gameplay, the story, the fantastic setting, and the incredible music - which is included as a download with the Steam version.

    An original adventure game well worth your time.
  26. EmuChicken
    Dec 16, 2015
    6
    A "remaster" of the original Grim Fandango.

    You take the role of a grim reaper / travel agent, on the search of a lost client whom ran out of your office when you couldn't do your job correctly- (or so you're led to believe). The story - and setting are both top notch. Grim is at heart, a point and click adventure game, but as it's 3D (one of the pioneers when first released), it was    A "remaster" of the original Grim Fandango.

    You take the role of a grim reaper / travel agent, on the search of a lost client whom ran out of your office when you couldn't do your job correctly- (or so you're led to believe). The story - and setting are both top notch.
    Grim is at heart, a point and click adventure game, but as it's 3D (one of the pioneers when first released), it was seen as somewhat different- especially with the "tank controls" that the later Lucasarts games started to add.

    Voice acting, music and sound is GREAT.

    Puzzles in this game get very difficult, nonsenical. At times triggers are done at what seems to be random, where dialogue options open up randomly, or when you can use an object. The feeling of knowing what you want to do, but not knowing exactly what is needed to start the sequence... Grrnnnnnngg!! Half way through the adventure it had me look up FAQ guides online- finishing the game only to see the story. The fun had turned into frustration ;/

    ---
    The remaster adds developer commentary to scenes, concept art, new character models, new control scheme (mouse!), and wide-screen support.

    Whilst many of these are welcome, it doesn't feel as a "remaster" should.
    The character models look almost out of place, infront of the (now) blurry lower resolution backgrounds- even a simple contrast / brightness photoshop touchup would've been welcome.
    Dev commentary was brilliant throughout.

    It was obvious that they learnt a lot of things with the Monkey remasters, but also it feels like the team did a semi-lazy job.

    Rating ; 3/5
    - Recommended for anyone veteran or skilled in Lucasarts adventure games. For anyone else, start with MI!

    Bugs encountered,
    - Keyboard controls sticking, not idle when afk (often)
    - Manny model doing odd things (arm's waving around, odd things)    … Expand
  27. stimpy77
    Jul 8, 2015
    2
    Never got very far past the beginning in the original game, couldn't figure out what to do next. A decade or so later, never got very far past the beginning in the remastered game, couldn't figure out what to do next. Honestly I don't feel much motivation to try. This is no RealMyst for Myst fans or Black Mesa for Half-Life fans. Seems to be just a fullscreen resolution update, I suppose.Never got very far past the beginning in the original game, couldn't figure out what to do next. A decade or so later, never got very far past the beginning in the remastered game, couldn't figure out what to do next. Honestly I don't feel much motivation to try. This is no RealMyst for Myst fans or Black Mesa for Half-Life fans. Seems to be just a fullscreen resolution update, I suppose. I don't get the appeal. Not an interesting game to me; boring. uncompelling, and apparently too difficult fo rme..… Expand
  28. insanity82007
    Feb 13, 2015
    9
    This is one of my favourite games of all time. I fell in love with Grim Fandango when I first played it becuase it had an amazing concept, beautiful artwork, exceptionally memorable characters, incredible voice acting, stunning graphics (they were stunning at the time) and extraordinary gameplay. It's one of the best adventure games of all time and I was astounded by how good it was afterThis is one of my favourite games of all time. I fell in love with Grim Fandango when I first played it becuase it had an amazing concept, beautiful artwork, exceptionally memorable characters, incredible voice acting, stunning graphics (they were stunning at the time) and extraordinary gameplay. It's one of the best adventure games of all time and I was astounded by how good it was after having played Full Throttle, one of the other best adventure games of all time. It had more modern elements at the time, but retained the old school adventure game feel to it, which meant it was very challenging and everything wasn't so obvious. Some solutions also seemed down-right insane, which I loved.

    I lost one of my original game CD's and I couldn't find the game anywhere. It sort of just disappeared off the face of the Earth, which was very disappointing. I eventually did find a copy and couldn't get it to work, so I had to give up and it felt like putting and old friend to bed forever :(

    When I saw a few weeks ago that a remastered version was coming out I just about had a stroke from the excitement of seeing one of my all time favourite games, coming out with new graphics, control options, no need for install CD's and of course being compatible with Windows 7!

    I would have still been insanely happy even if they re-released the original, but just made it compatible with Windows, so it's a super bonus to have it remastered and for me to be able to use my Xbox controller!

    I do however think though that they may have gone a bit too far with the word "remastered". I would probably have used the words "updated" or "enchanced". Even though they have updated the characters and music and added dynamic lighting, they missed a huge part by not updating the scenes into 32 bit full HD with no borders. The scenes are still the original scenes with the grainy 16bit look. Surely they would still have the original artwork to be able to do this?

    Aside from this, I'm very, very happy to be playing through my old favourite and would recommend it in a heartbeat to anyone who's already played Grim Fandango and definitely to those who haven't!!!    … Expand
  29. grenouille
    Jul 9, 2015
    8
    Discalimer: This is my first old school point and click adventure game.

    I thought this game was great technically. Only two minor bugs I experienced having to do with the character temporarily floating instead of walking and one where I would not be able to move and would need to reload. Otherwise, the visual enhancements seem great (I turned on the setting without the enhancements to    Discalimer: This is my first old school point and click adventure game.

    I thought this game was great technically. Only two minor bugs I experienced having to do with the character temporarily floating instead of walking and one where I would not be able to move and would need to reload. Otherwise, the visual enhancements seem great (I turned on the setting without the enhancements to see what it would look like otherwise). Only wish they added an autosave feature on the technical side, since manually saving in an adventure game kind of sucks in this day and age.

    Gameplay-wise the beginning puzzles were great and completely logical. As you go on though, some of the puzzles begin to become way too convoluted and don't really make logical sense. Also, the game doesn't really have clear objectives so later on in the bigger areas I had absolutely no clue where I should go and what I should even be solving for. The story was the main draw for me and the writing is absolutely wonderful. You get double fine/Schaeffer charm in spades. So even if those puzzles seem off-putting, the story is worth just getting some help online for those more inane puzzles.    … Expand
  30. gracjanski
    Aug 23, 2015
    9
    another classic adventure game and another artwork and creative masterpiece. The atmosfere, dialogs and story are one of the best in the game world. So it is definitively worth to play this game. Especially, that it doesnt cost you more than 10 hours. The graphics is of course old and the stretching to 16:9 a big mistake. The other big problem in this game is a typical disadvantage in oldanother classic adventure game and another artwork and creative masterpiece. The atmosfere, dialogs and story are one of the best in the game world. So it is definitively worth to play this game. Especially, that it doesnt cost you more than 10 hours. The graphics is of course old and the stretching to 16:9 a big mistake. The other big problem in this game is a typical disadvantage in old adventure games: trial & error. The riddles are not logical, so I play mainly with a walkthrough. Anyway every hardcore game should play this game, enjoy the funny characters and thank to Double Fine, that it did a remastered version with a better controlling. In original version it was a pain.… Expand
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#30 Best PC Game of 2015
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#54 Most Discussed PC Game of 2015

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 38
  3. Negative: 0 out of 38
  1. Washington Post
    Apr 7, 2015
    60
    Charming as the characters are, I found Grim Fandango’s gameplay intermittently grating. Some of the puzzles in the game are so idiosyncratic that they seem predicated less on the deployment of practical reasoning than on the achievement of a mystical mind-meld with the game’s project lead, Tim Schafer, and the rest of the developers.
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  2. Dealspwn
    Mar 22, 2015
    80
    Even if the mechanisms of this game seem a little dated now, we're reminded how the story and its characters are timeless in their good humour and quality, and in that respect, this Remaster should hold almost as much joy for newcomers as it does for returning fans.
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  3. Pelit (Finland)
    Mar 18, 2015
    93
    Grim Fandango is one of the greatest adventure games ever made. The remastered edition pays tribute to the original and modernizes only the essential. Now the controls are working, so the whole package is ready to take over the world. [Feb 2015]
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